March 27, 2023Washington, DC – Notorious private prison corporation, CoreCivic, is hiring for a “Resident Supervisor” with experience in the “child welfare field working with children or adolescents” for the “South Texas Family Residential Center” in …
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White House appears to gear up for family detention with Core Civic job posting, despite growing backlash
March 27, 2023Washington, DC – Notorious private prison corporation, CoreCivic, is hiring for a “Resident Supervisor” with experience in the “child welfare field working with children or adolescents” for the “South Texas Family Residential Center” in …
More states join the growing consensus to end immigration detention
March 14, 2023Nationwide — When the COVID-19 pandemic began, immigrant rights advocates raised the alarm over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) putting the lives of people in detention at even more risk. As the federal government declares this…
Family members and advocates demand answers from ICE on the death of father in their custody
March 9, 2023San Diego, California —The Free Them All San Diego Coalition, the Mami Chelo Foundation, and Detention Watch Network are demanding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately investigate and release findings related to the death …
The administration has co-signed a right-wing agenda that promotes fear and demonizes migrants
January 6, 2023Washington, DC – Yesterday, President Biden announced several new restrictive immigration policies that further undermine the asylum process, expand inhumane Title 42 expulsions, and increase the use of expedited removal. In response, Se…
New Report Makes Clear: As Detention Capacity Increases, So Do ICE Arrests
September 29, 2022Washington, DC — A new report from Detention Watch Network, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, and Ceres Policy Research outlines the direct link between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests and the availability and cap…
With ORR Allowing Trump Family Separation Official in its Contracted Ranks, Groups demand an immediate end to child detention
June 2, 2022Pecos, TX – Today, a Reveal investigative report exposed that Carla Provost, an official central to the Trump Administration’s family separation policy, remains active under the Biden administration through a contract between the Office of …
The Biden administration should end Title 42 without relying on immigration detention and surveillance
April 1, 2022Washington, DC — In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuing a new order to terminate Title 42 with delayed implementation starting May 23, Setareh Ghandehari, Advocacy Director of Detention Watch Network, issued …
Biden Administration Doubles Down on Harmful Child Detention as ORR looks to Expand Network of Sites
March 17, 2022Washington, D.C. – A year since the Biden Administration opened dozens of “emergency intake sites” in response to unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the US-Mexico border, at least three emergency intake sites and one “influx” site…